UP’s Fritz to STB: “Stabilize service, reverse downward trend”
Union Pacific has responded to the Surface Transportation Board’s March 16 blanket letter requesting information on Class I railroad 2018 service outlooks.
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LA port plans container staging hub
Amid rising intermodal traffic, the Port of Los Angeles plans a $130-million public-private partnership to develop a new container staging facility.
Oklahoma, Nevada on Union Pacific’s to-do list
Union Pacific plans to spend more than $100 million to upgrade track and related infrastructure in Oklahoma and Nevada in 2018.
Class I deal: Watco adds Houston terminal
Watco Companies, LLC, the owner and operator of Greens Port Industrial Park (Greens Port), located on the Houston Ship Channel, has acquired the assets of Industrial Terminals, L.P.
Carloads outpace intermodal for the week
The Association of American Railroads said U.S. rail freight traffic for the week ending March 24 was 526,521 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.4% from the same week in 2017.
UP picks TRAC Interstar for truck breakdowns
Union Pacific has named TRAC Intermodal LLC subsidiary TRAC Interstar LLC as its preferred national provider of emergency road service, covering the entire U.S. Motor carriers can select TRAC Interstar when calling UP’s Road Service Number, 1-877-250-1933.
UP lands ONE contract
Ocean Network Express Pte. LTD (ONE) and Ocean Network Express North America have selected Union Pacific to handle all intermodal shipments arriving on ONE container ships at U.S. West Coast ports beginning April 1, 2018.
Carloads trend up in latest week
Rejuvenated rail traffic in the United States was ahead by double digits across-the-board in the most recent week, according to the Association of American Railroads.
STB wants Class I service updates
Complaints by grain shippers and automakers have spurred the Surface Transportation Board to ask Class I railroads what they are doing to improve service across their networks.
GE to test Port Optimizer at Long Beach
GE Transportation and the Port of Long Beach, Calif., are collaborating to improve cargo flow at the busiest port complex in North America.